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A novella written in the late 19th century. The tale profiles an aged Piemontese veteran of Napoleon’s wars whose anecdotes swell into a vivid first-person war memoir, centered on the Piedmont front and the defense of Cosseria. Framed by affectionate humor and melancholy, the narrator sketches the veteran’s rituals, pride, and soldierly code before yielding to his battlefield voice. Readers should expect a
